While many have proclaimed the arrival of advanced generative AI as the death of publishing as we know it, over the last few weeks, we’ve seen a new shift which could actually drive significant benefit for publishers as a result of the AI shift. Because while AI tools, and the large language models (LLMs) that [...]read moreAI Providers Cutting Deals With Publishers Could Lead to More Accuracy in LLMs
While many have proclaimed the arrival of advanced generative AI as the death of publishing as we know it, over the last few weeks, we’ve seen a new shift which could actually drive significant benefit for publishers as a result of the AI shift. Because while AI tools, and the large language models (LLMs) that [...]read moreAI Providers Cutting Deals with Publishers Could Lead to More Accuracy in LLMs
Publishers Pivoting To Live Service Games Has Most Devs Worried A newly published survey shows that most game developers aren’t too sure about live-service video games—like Destiny 2 and Suicide Squad—representing a sustainable future for the industry, and think the return of paid DLC might be a better option instead. The Top 10 Most Played [...]read morePublishers Pivoting To Live Service Games Has Most Devs Worried
Reportedly, some third-party video game publishers aren’t sure why they should keep making and supporting games for Xbox consoles due to poor sales in Europe. The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023 In a new podcast from Gamesindustry.biz, the head of the outlet, Chris Dring, explained that while at the 2024 Game Developers Conference [...]read morePublishers Not Sure If They Should Keep Making Xbox Games
In a never-ending saga between Google and France’s competition authority over copyright protections for news snippets, the Autorité de la Concurrence announced a €250 million fine against the tech giant Wednesday (around $270 million at today’s exchange rate). According to the competition watchdog, Google disregarded some of its previous commitments with news publishers. But the [...]read moreGoogle hit with $270M fine in France as authority finds news publishers’ data was used for Gemini
This is unsurprising given Meta’s broader shift away from news content, but it’s another blow for media organizations, many of which are already struggling to maintain relevance (and revenue) within the changing online media landscape. Today, Meta has announced that it will cease paying Australian news outlets as part of its broader shift away from [...]read moreMeta Will Stop Paying Australian Publishers for Content as Part of Its Shift Away From News
This is unsurprising given Meta’s broader shift away from news content, but it’s another blow for media organizations, many of which are already struggling to maintain relevance (and revenue) within the changing online media landscape. Today, Meta has announced that it will cease paying Australian news outlets as part of its broader shift away from [...]read moreMeta Will Stop Paying Australian Publishers for Content as Part of its Latest Shift Away From News
Facebook’s News tab launched in 2019 with millions of dollars in content deals for publishers (a reported $10 million for the Wall Street Journal, $20 million for the New York Times, and $3 million for CNN), but in April it’s going away for good. Meta says it will “deprecate” Facebook News in the US and [...]read moreFacebook will remove its News tab, and stop paying publishers for news